Michael Crafter
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Michael Crafter is an Australia
n musician
and singer-songwriter
. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Confession, and is also a former vocalist for Bands - I Killed the Prom Queen
, Carpathian
and Bury Your Dead
. He also played Bass for Shotpointblank.
and lives a straight edge
lifestyle. He also has his own clothing label named "Mistake Clothing". Crafter made a brief appearance on the eighth season
of Big Brother Australia after being voted in by the public through an online voting process via the Big Brother website. He was evicted by a fellow housemate after three days. But his eviction was planned due to the I Killed The Prom Queen's "Say Goodbye Tour". He also appeared in the 2009 documentary Parkway Drive: The DVD, providing commentary on the band's career. In addition to this, during the live set he performs a stage dive during the closing breakdown to "Boneyards", the sets opening track.
Crafter also currently managers western Sydney band Thy Art Is Murder and is also a fully qualified make-up artist, having done work on Australian films "The Proposition" and "Australia".
, Victoria
, Adelaide
and Byron Bay, New South Wales
Australia
. Confession was formed by Crafter in 2008.
In 2008, Confession released an EP on Resist Records
entitled Can't Live, Can't Breathe and in 2009 released the album "Cancer", which earned the Australian Album of the Year Award. The album's lyrical contents have often been contributed to Crafter's ongoing battle with obstructive sleep apnea
and down syndrome
, exploring themes of disconnection, discontent and inability to function in a productive manner. The band has also completed several tours around Australia.
The band parted ways with their bassist and drummer in 2009.
Shane O'Brien of local Melbourne band, Jack The Stripper took over on drums.
After Dan moved onto bass in the band so that he could also do clean singing, Tyrone Burke of Melbourne Technical Death Metal band Hiroshima Will Burn, took over guitar duties, but was kicked out of the band in 2010 for not playing enough breakdowns.
Kevin Cameron, previously a member of I Killed The Prom Queen replaced Tyrone, temporary.
After Kevin Cameron's short stint with Confession, Dan Brown went back to playing guitar in the band and made way for Jamie Hope of The Red Shore to fill in on bass for the "Keeping it Bogan" tour before Byron Carney of 50 Lions was announced as the new bass player. However Byron's stay with Confession was short lived and Dan went back to bass for a while and Confession played as a 4 piece until they recruited former bassist of The Red Shore Tim Anderson.
The band uploaded a debut song from the Album named "Thats Not The Goose" featuring JJ Peters, then weeks later released a second track titled "She's Not What She Seems". The band then released the album "Cancer" and had toured around Australia, UK & Europe. Their sophomore album has now been recorded in Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström
. They have played a new song at various shows entitled "Asthma Attack". Confession has announced that their sophomore album is titled "The Long Way Home" and is to be released 23 September via Resist Records. They will embark on the "Long Way Home Tour" with bands such as Thy Art Is Murder and Antagonist A.D to support the release of the album. The tour is to take place in Australia in October.
Members
band, Bury Your Dead
, but decided to leave mid-tour in May 2007 due to homesickness and murdering a person in south carolina in a fight.
After the success of prepare to burn, crafter was employed as a festival adviser for Ozzfest and Warped Tour.
He also is the manager for Thy Art Is Murder.
There's a powerviolence
/noise band located in Sydney named after 'Michael Crafter', which apparently he is quite butthurt about. He shouldn't worry though, the guitarist is an indie douchebag and the drummer is a more arrogant dick than Crafter himself.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Confession, and is also a former vocalist for Bands - I Killed the Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...
, Carpathian
Carpathian (band)
Carpathian was a hardcore punk band based in Australia. The band was formed in 2003, in Melbourne, Australia, and their final line-up comprised lead vocalist Martin Kirby, guitarists Josh Manitta and Lloyd Carroll, bass guitarist Ed Redclift and drummer David Bichard...
and Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...
. He also played Bass for Shotpointblank.
Biography
Crafter is a member in the Australian Metalcore sceneSubculture
In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong.- Definition :...
and lives a straight edge
Straight edge
Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
lifestyle. He also has his own clothing label named "Mistake Clothing". Crafter made a brief appearance on the eighth season
Big Brother Australia 2008
Big Brother Australia 2008 was the eighth season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother Australia to air on Network Ten. Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten and Ten HD in Australia. The first episode aired on 28 April 2008. Since then, there has been a total 20 housemates...
of Big Brother Australia after being voted in by the public through an online voting process via the Big Brother website. He was evicted by a fellow housemate after three days. But his eviction was planned due to the I Killed The Prom Queen's "Say Goodbye Tour". He also appeared in the 2009 documentary Parkway Drive: The DVD, providing commentary on the band's career. In addition to this, during the live set he performs a stage dive during the closing breakdown to "Boneyards", the sets opening track.
Crafter also currently managers western Sydney band Thy Art Is Murder and is also a fully qualified make-up artist, having done work on Australian films "The Proposition" and "Australia".
Confession
Crafter is currently the vocalist for the band, Confession, whose members are from MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Byron Bay, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Confession was formed by Crafter in 2008.
In 2008, Confession released an EP on Resist Records
Resist Records
Resist Records is an independent record label and retail store based in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. The store was opened by Toe To Toe vocalist, Scott McFadyen in 1996 before expanding to a record label in 1998...
entitled Can't Live, Can't Breathe and in 2009 released the album "Cancer", which earned the Australian Album of the Year Award. The album's lyrical contents have often been contributed to Crafter's ongoing battle with obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is the most common type of sleep apnea and is caused by obstruction of the upper airway. It is characterized by repetitive pauses in breathing during sleep, despite the effort to breathe, and is usually associated with a reduction in...
and down syndrome
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
, exploring themes of disconnection, discontent and inability to function in a productive manner. The band has also completed several tours around Australia.
The band parted ways with their bassist and drummer in 2009.
Shane O'Brien of local Melbourne band, Jack The Stripper took over on drums.
After Dan moved onto bass in the band so that he could also do clean singing, Tyrone Burke of Melbourne Technical Death Metal band Hiroshima Will Burn, took over guitar duties, but was kicked out of the band in 2010 for not playing enough breakdowns.
Kevin Cameron, previously a member of I Killed The Prom Queen replaced Tyrone, temporary.
After Kevin Cameron's short stint with Confession, Dan Brown went back to playing guitar in the band and made way for Jamie Hope of The Red Shore to fill in on bass for the "Keeping it Bogan" tour before Byron Carney of 50 Lions was announced as the new bass player. However Byron's stay with Confession was short lived and Dan went back to bass for a while and Confession played as a 4 piece until they recruited former bassist of The Red Shore Tim Anderson.
The band uploaded a debut song from the Album named "Thats Not The Goose" featuring JJ Peters, then weeks later released a second track titled "She's Not What She Seems". The band then released the album "Cancer" and had toured around Australia, UK & Europe. Their sophomore album has now been recorded in Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström
Fredrik Nordström
Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström, born on 5 January 1967, is a Swedish record producer and guitar player for the heavy metal band Dream Evil. Nordström is one of the leading melodic death metal producers in Sweden, and he has worked with some of the genre's top acts, including At the Gates, Arch Enemy,...
. They have played a new song at various shows entitled "Asthma Attack". Confession has announced that their sophomore album is titled "The Long Way Home" and is to be released 23 September via Resist Records. They will embark on the "Long Way Home Tour" with bands such as Thy Art Is Murder and Antagonist A.D to support the release of the album. The tour is to take place in Australia in October.
Members
- Michael Crafter - Vocals
- Dan Brown - Guitar/Clean Vocals
- Adam Harris - Guitar
- Shane O'Brien - Drums
- Tim Anderson - Bass
I Killed The Prom Queen
Crafter was the vocalist for I Killed The Prom Queen from 2000–2006, he then reformed with I Killed The Prom Queen after the breakup in 2008 to do, the apparent, last Australian tour. He has featured on all of the band's discography. Also, on the Australian Tour edition of the album titled 'Music For the Recently Deceased', Crafter had recorded vocals for the songs 'Sharks In Your Mouth', 'Say Goodbye', '€666' and 'Like Nails To A Casket'.Carpathian
Crafter joined Carpathian shortly after the release of their debut album, Nothing To Lose, in 2006. After seven months, Michael parted ways with them in February 2007. Despite popular belief, he never performed on any of their recordings in this time.Bury Your Dead
In early 2007, he was recruited as vocalist for Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
band, Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...
, but decided to leave mid-tour in May 2007 due to homesickness and murdering a person in south carolina in a fight.
Other activities
Crafter is well known in the hardcore scene, running an online blog, Broken Glass Online, which was popular for its forum and nudity, and was relaunched after Crafter got bored with Can't Stop Won't Stop, another forum. He also organised the hardcore festival Prepare To Burn- also known as Crafterfest.After the success of prepare to burn, crafter was employed as a festival adviser for Ozzfest and Warped Tour.
He also is the manager for Thy Art Is Murder.
There's a powerviolence
Powerviolence
Powerviolence , is a raw and dissonant subgenre of hardcore punk. The style is closely related to thrashcore and grindcore.-History:...
/noise band located in Sydney named after 'Michael Crafter', which apparently he is quite butthurt about. He shouldn't worry though, the guitarist is an indie douchebag and the drummer is a more arrogant dick than Crafter himself.
Discography
- All albums with I Killed The Prom QueenI Killed the Prom QueenI Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...
unless noted
| Year | Album Title | Record Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Choose to Love, Live or Die Choose to Love, Live or Die Choose to Love, Live or Die is an EP by Australian band metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen.The original line-up of I Killed The Prom Queen consisted of vocalist Lee Stacy, guitarist Jona Weinhofen, drummer Josef Peters, bass guitarist Ben Engel and second guitarist Simon O'Gorman... (with IKTPQ) |
Final Prayer |
| 2003 | I Killed The Prom Queen / Parkway Drive: Split CD I Killed The Prom Queen / Parkway Drive: Split CD -Personal:Parkway Drive* Winston McCall – vocals* Jeff Ling – guitar* Luke Kilpatrick – guitar* Ben Gordon – drums* Shaun Cash - bass guitarI Killed The Prom Queen* Michael Crafter - vocals* Jona Weinhofen - guitar* Kevin Cameron - guitar... |
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| 2003 | When Goodbye Means Forever... When Goodbye Means Forever... When Goodbye Means Forever... is the debut album by Australian metalcore band, I Killed the Prom Queen, which was released in 2003 by Resist Records... (with IKTPQ) |
Resist Records Resist Records Resist Records is an independent record label and retail store based in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. The store was opened by Toe To Toe vocalist, Scott McFadyen in 1996 before expanding to a record label in 1998... |
| 2005 | Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You (with IKTPQ) | |
| 2008 | Music for the Recently Deceased: Australian Tour Edition Music for the Recently Deceased Music for the Recently Deceased is the second album by Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen. The album peaked at #27 on the Australian ARIA Charts. On 19 May 2008 a Tour Edition of the album was released with the additions of 2 live songs recorded at the Sydney Deadfest, 4 songs... (with IKTPQ) |
Stomp Records |
| 2008 | Can't Live, Can't Breathe Can't Live, Can't Breathe Can't Live, Can't Breathe is the debut EP by Confession. A band formed with members and former members of I Killed the Prom Queen, Bury Your Dead, Carpathian, 50 Lions.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 0:58# "Ice Ice Baby" – 3:44# "Mirrors" – 4:11... (with Confession Confession (band) Confession is an Australian hardcore/metalcore band, originating from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2008, the band was formed by frontman Michael Crafter, who is best known as the former lead vocalist of metalcore bands I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. The band is known for... ) |
Resist Records Resist Records Resist Records is an independent record label and retail store based in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. The store was opened by Toe To Toe vocalist, Scott McFadyen in 1996 before expanding to a record label in 1998... |
| 2008 | Sleepless Nights and City Lights (CD/DVD) (with IKTPQ) | Stomp Records |
| 2009 | Cancer (with Confession Confession (band) Confession is an Australian hardcore/metalcore band, originating from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2008, the band was formed by frontman Michael Crafter, who is best known as the former lead vocalist of metalcore bands I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. The band is known for... ) |
Resist Records Resist Records Resist Records is an independent record label and retail store based in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. The store was opened by Toe To Toe vocalist, Scott McFadyen in 1996 before expanding to a record label in 1998... |
| 2011 | The Long Way Home (with Confession Confession (band) Confession is an Australian hardcore/metalcore band, originating from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2008, the band was formed by frontman Michael Crafter, who is best known as the former lead vocalist of metalcore bands I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. The band is known for... ) |
Resist Records Resist Records Resist Records is an independent record label and retail store based in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. The store was opened by Toe To Toe vocalist, Scott McFadyen in 1996 before expanding to a record label in 1998... |
External links
- Michael Crafter the band on BandcampBandcampBandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly for independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads...